White mountain, also read Shirayama, the name of a mountain in Ishikawa prefecture sacred in the Shugendo tradition. Buddhist and Shinto deities including the three deities Izanagi, Izanami and Kukurihime, the goddess who arbitrated between them in their quarrel at Yomotsu-hirasaka are enshrined there in the Shirayama-hime shrine. Branch hakusan shrines (bunsha) are found throughout Japan.

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Hakusan — can refer to: *Hakusan, Ishikawa, a city located in Ishikawa, Japan *Hakusan, Mie, a former town located in Mie, Japan *Mount Haku, located in the Chūbu region of Japan, one of Japan s Three Holy Mountains *Hakusan National Park, a national park… … Wikipedia

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